Samara Weaving made her debut in the Australian serial drama ‘Out of the Blue’ in 2008. The following year, she joined the cast of the Australian television soap opera ‘Home and Away’ created by Alan Bateman. She played the role of ‘Indi Walker’ and remained a part of the series until 2013. Right after exiting from the show, she made her big-screen debut in the 2013 Australian crime film ‘Mystery Road’ directed by Ivan Sen. The film opened to wide critical acclaim with critics praising the direction of Ivan Sen. In 2016, she starred as ‘Brianne’ in the American monster action comedy film ‘Monster Trucks.’ Even though the film opened to mixed reviews from critics, it failed to perform at the box office.
Weaving next appeared in the 2017 American action comedy horror film ‘Mayhem,’ directed by Joe Lynch. The film received mostly positive reviews from critics and scored an approval rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes. That same year, she also appeared in the crime drama film ‘Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri’ directed by Martin McDonagh. The film opened to universal acclaim and was a massive box office success grossing over $160.2 million against a budget of $12–15 million. She played the role of ‘Grace Le Domas’ in the 2019 American comedy horror film ‘Ready or Not,’ directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett. The film earned praise from critics and was a major box office success. Weaving also earned the ‘Fright Meter Award’ for her performance in the film.
She has appeared in several other movies, including ‘Guns Akimbo’ (2019), ‘Last Moment of Clarity’ (2020), ‘Bill & Ted Face the Music’ (2020), and ‘The Babysitter: Killer Queen’ (2020). Weaving was last seen in the 2021 American superhero film ‘Snake Eyes,’ directed by Robert Schwentke. The film received a mixed reviews from critics but failed at the box office and was declared a box office bomb. She is all set to appear in the upcoming period drama film ‘Babylon,’ directed by Damien Chazelle. She will also be seen in the upcoming American romantic comedy film ‘The Valet.’